Shelley
McKearney
IPEC Associate Director
Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
As Associate Director of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC), Shelley McKearney collaborates with IPEC’s 22 member associations to develop initiatives, resources, and events that position member schools and programs in successful, evidence-based teaching and learning for collaborative practice. At IPEC, Ms. McKearney is involved in facilitating a variety of projects including the 2021-2022 Core Competencies revision, interprofessional education and patient care scoping literature review, and development of faculty institutes and interprofessional leadership program. She also serves as a member of the IPEC Planning and Advisory Committee and as Secretary on the IPEC Board of Directors.
Previously, Ms. McKearney was a Program Manager at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). At AACN, she helped coordinate Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) faculty development grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and assisted with AACN’s 2016 innovative report, Advancing Healthcare Transformation: A New Era for Academic Nursing. Prior to AACN, Shelley executed international events and teleconferences as Member Forums Coordinator at Frontier Strategy Group, a market intelligence and advisory firm for global business professionals.
Ms. McKearney earned a Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Join us for the Interprofessional Practice and Education Partners Forum to learn more about US organizations working to advance interprofessional practice and education. During the one-hour session, there will be three 20-minute rotations where attendees will have the opportunity to visit three different participating organizations for a briefing to learn more about their mission, priorities and new initiatives. Take this opportunity to hear the latest developments from organizations committed to advancing interprofessional priorities in learning and practice.
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Seminar Description: In 2021, the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) began a formal process to review and revise the 2016 IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. First released in 2011, the IPEC Core Competencies have helped to frame the national dialogue on the need for interprofessional education and collaborative practic as a catalyst for improving team-based patient care and enhancing population health outcomes.
The IPEC Core Competencies: 2023 Preliminary Draft Revisions contain 33 competency statements that apply across the health professions…